Frets vs practice cents
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frets
This app offers a precise chromatic tuner and an ear-training coach designed for musicians. It features real-time pitch detection, interval recognition, and sing-back exercises, all while keeping your data private on your device.
- Real-time chromatic tuner
- Interval recognition training
- Sing-back pitch scoring
- Chord quality identification
- Spaced repetition learning
- Progress tracking heatmap
- No login or ads
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Frets is a precise chromatic tuner and an ear-training coach in one calm, focused app. THE TUNER Real-time pitch detection with cents precision. Configurable A4 reference (440 Hz, 432 Hz, custom). Works for any instrument — guitar, violin, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds. EAR TRAINING Most ear-training apps are multiple-choice. Frets listens to you. Sing the note, play the note, and Frets grades you in cents. - Interval recognition — m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, P5 free; full set with Pro - Sing-back — Frets plays a note, you sing it, Frets scores your pitch - Chord quality — major, minor, diminished, augmented, dominant 7th and more - Spaced repetition that prioritizes your weakest intervals PROGRESS A 12-week heatmap of your training, a streak counter (with rest days — no guilt), and a clear view of which intervals you keep missing. NO LOGIN. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. Everything stays on your device. FREE & FULLY FEATURED Frets is free with a complete tuner and the core training modes. Frets Pro ($3.99, one-time) adds extended intervals, microtonal tuning (19-TET, 31-TET, just intonation), perfect-pitch drills, and a yearly stats view. No subscription. Ever. Built by an indie developer for musicians who want to actually hear better.
practice cents
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practice cents is a practice lab for band and orchestra — tuner, metronome, record, journal, and ear training in one app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. Start free. Stay free for everyday work. Unlock Pro when you need contest-shaped tools. TUNER Chromatic tuner built for winds and strings. Play a note — the living gauge shows how close you are. Set your instrument key (Bb, Eb, F, and more). Equal temperament is always free. Optional tone: one pitch, plus a fifth. On iPad, Tuner and Metronome sit side by side. METRONOME Simple meters, accents, subdivisions, and tap tempo. Start and keep time without hunting through menus. Opening the Met tab does not start the click — you press Start. RECORD & JOURNAL Capture takes (manual or Listen). Keep practice notes, voice memos, and weekly rhythm. Optional iCloud Sync keeps settings, journal, recordings, and HYKOM scores with your Apple ID across your devices. Turn Sync off to stay local. HYKOM How’s Your Knowledge Of Music — short ear and theory rounds. Free samples: Intervals, Pitch Match, and Key Signatures. Full catalog is Pro. HOME SCREEN & CONTROL CENTER Tuner and Streak widgets. Control Center: Start Tuner, Metronome (opens the Met tab), Start Record. Siri and Shortcuts too. Dynamic Island and widgets are iPhone and iPad — not Mac. ALWAYS FREE • Equal-temperament chromatic tuner • Instrument key / transposition • Single-pitch tone (+ fifth) • Simple metronome • Record + Listen • Practice journal • HYKOM samples (Intervals, Pitch Match, Key Signatures) • Forest home-screen icon PRACTICE CENTS PRO Serious tools when you want them. Auto-renewable subscription. • MM Mode — delayed-feedback practice, multi-pitch results, piano A/B, scores • Just & Pythagorean temperament (Equal stays free) • Multi-pitch tone — stack up to four pitches for interval and chord drones • Custom mixed-meter maps — build, save, share • Full HYKOM catalog and sessions • Home Screen icons — Mist, Graphite, Space (Forest stays free) Try Pro free for 7 days with the yearly plan, then $29.99/year. Or $4.99/month, no trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings -> Apple ID -> Subscriptions. Restore Purchases anytime with the same Apple ID. Privacy: https://practicecents.com/privacy Support: https://practicecents.com/support Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: practice cents at 17.0 against Frets's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Frets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and practice cents sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Frets | practice cents |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enes Oz | Phillip Holland |
In-app purchases
Frets
- Frets Pro$3.99
practice cents
- practice cents Pro$4.991 Month
- practice cents Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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